COGNITION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MUSIC TEACHERS COMPETENCIES
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.1.05Keywords:
instrumentation, orchestration, timbre, music education.Abstract
This article aims to reason the importance of the knowledge about musical instruments by future music educators. The cognition of musical instruments include competencies necessary for the handling of the instruments by instrument teachers, ensemble leaders, teachers-arrangers and teachers-composers. Another important field of knowledge is the characteristics of instruments and their artistic possibilities that teacher has to explain for pupils in their classes while listening to the music and discussing it. Considering these activities as an essential element of music educators’ work, the ability to distinguish the timbres of the most common professional instruments by ear should be treated as one of the fundamental abilities of pedagogues.
Rezumat. COGNIȚIA INSTRUMENTELOR MUZICALE CA PARTE INTEGRALĂ A COMPETENȚELOR PROFESORILOR DE MUZICĂ. Acest articol își propune să argumenteze importanța cunoștințelor despre instrumentele muzicale de către viitorii educatori muzicali. Cunoașterea instrumentelor muzicale include competențe necesare pentru manipularea instrumentelor de către profesori de instrumente, conducătorilor de ansambluri, profesorilor-aranjatori și profesorilor-compozitori. Un alt domeniu important al cunoașterii îl reprezintă caracteristicile instrumentelor și a posibilităților lor artistice, pe care profesorul trebuie să le explice elevilor din clasele lor, în timp ce ascultă muzica și discută despre ea. Considerând aceste activități ca elemente esențiale ale muncii educatorilor de muzică, capacitatea de a distinge după ureche timbrele celor mai comune instrumente profesionale, ar trebui tratată ca una dintre abilitățile fundamentale ale pedagogilor.
Cuvinte cheie: instrumentație, orchestrație, timbru, educație muzicală
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